Welsh Conservative Party

The Welsh Conservative Party is the affiliate of the UK Conservative Party in Wales. From its 1921 foundation until 1999, the Conservatives were dominated by the main party in England, but the party became more Welsh-oriented after 1999. From 1999 to 2007, the party sat in opposition to the Welsh Labor Party, and it refused to form alliances with other political parties in the country. In 2007, the party was in talks to form a "rainbow coalition" government with Labor and Plaid Cymru, but talks broke down due to ideological differences. The party became the official opposition, and it had a strong support base in eastern (along the English border) and central Wales and in Pembrokeshire.